Job prospects Banquet Cook in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Cooks (NOC 63200) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
  • High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Cooks in Nunavut:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Cooks mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 47%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 16%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 15%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 87% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • 52% of cooks work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 72% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 46% compared to 37% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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